OSU chief Burns Hargis discusses research decision

 
BY SUSAN SIMPSON | Modified: December 9, 2009 at 10:14 am | Published: December 9, 2009   

STILLWATER — Oklahoma State University President Burns Hargis told faculty Thursday that he erred in not talking to OSU scientists before quashing a research project that involved euthanizing baboons.

photo - Oklahoma State University president V. Burns Hargis speaks during the The New Renaissance: A Revolution of Creativity and Learning conference at the University of Central Oklahoma, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, in Edmond, Okla. Photo by Sarah Phipps
Oklahoma State University president V. Burns Hargis speaks during the The New Renaissance: A Revolution of Creativity and Learning conference at the University of Central Oklahoma, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, in Edmond, Okla. Photo by Sarah Phipps

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Hargis said he wasn’t influenced by animal rights activists but said his decision was complicated and there were "confidential factors” that he couldn’t discuss.

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